Chapter 449's note is "A Heartbreakingly Unknown Person".
Chapter 449's note is "A Heartbreakingly Unknown Person".
"OK." Qinbao gave a cute OK sign and then started calling Fu Yunchuan using Mubao's phone.
Qinbao opened Mubao's phone, found Fu Yunchuan's number in the contacts section, and dialed it.
She didn't need to ask which one was Fu Yunchuan, because she could tell just by looking at the nickname.
Aside from Fu Yunchuan, her second brother would never label anyone else as a "scumbag."
beep...
The phone rang, and Ze Bao and Mu Bao dared not be distracted, focusing intently on the computer screen.
Qinbao blinked repeatedly, her eyes quickly turning red as she began to prepare to deceive—or rather, disrupt Fu Yunchuan's rhythm.
When the phone rang in the office, which was so quiet except for the sound of keyboards, Fu Yunchuan's brows furrowed slightly.
The phone was right next to him, but he refrained from picking it up; a quick glance was enough to see who it was.
He originally thought it was Jiang Bai or Lu Mingzhu calling him, but he never expected it would be his child calling him.
He was surprised but also delighted. He quickly looked back at the computer screen and spun around for a moment to catch his breath and answer the phone.
"Hey, Mu Bao." Fu Yunchuan answered the phone with one hand while continuing to work on the keyboard with the other, his eyes always on the computer.
His voice was hoarse, and had a deliberately gentle quality.
Yes, it was deliberate. He didn't know how to get along with the children, so he could only try to make his voice as gentle as possible in every conversation with them.
Even though he wasn't used to it, he did it every time and overcame it every time.
Ze Bao and Mu Bao clearly felt that Fu Yun Chuan's attacks were not as fierce, and the two subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but they did not dare to relax, let alone turn around to look at Qin Bao.
Now they can only let Qinbao do her best, and they believe that Qinbao can handle it well and do a good job.
"Waaaaah..." Mommy... Qinbao said softly, her voice trembling with sobs.
It sounded like it had just woken up, or like it was still half asleep, somewhere between dreaming and waking up. In short, its voice was very pitiful, and just listening to it made people feel heartbroken and distressed.
"Little girl?" Fu Yunchuan paused abruptly upon hearing the voice, his hands on the keyboard stopping abruptly.
Seizing this opening, Ze Bao and Mu Bao immediately began to defend and counterattack.
Fu Yunchuan's face turned cold when he saw the page on the computer, but he couldn't care less about that. He just frowned and was concerned about Qinbao on his phone.
"Little girl, what's wrong?"
Her voice was equally gentle, yet it couldn't hide her worry.
Qinbao paused for a moment, then continued speaking, her voice trembling with sobs.
"Waaah... Who are you? I'm looking for my mommy, I'm scared..."
"You don't know who I am?" Fu Yunchuan asked. "Where are you now? Are you alone? Who gave you your phone? Where are your brothers?"
He glanced at the page on the computer, thought for a few seconds, and finally decided to give up and just create a defense system.
"How would I know who you are? I just... just woke up, had a nightmare, and then Mommy wasn't with me. I was scared all alone..."
Qinbao's sobbing was incredibly realistic; just listening to it made Fu Yunchuan feel a slight ache in his heart, and he unconsciously softened his words even more.
"Don't be afraid, it's just a dream, it's fake, it's the opposite. Where are your brothers? Is there no one else at home?"
Fu Yunchuan knew that Nanxing and Lin Ke were definitely not home at this time, but the Yun family shouldn't leave the little girl alone.
However, it seems normal to be alone after waking up.
"Others? I don't know. I just woke up and didn't see anyone next to me, so I took out my phone to make a call. My brothers should have been there just now, right? Otherwise, their phones wouldn't have been next to me."
Qinbao rested her chin on her hand, and unlike the sobbing sound, her face didn't show much sadness or fear; only her eyes were slightly red.
Her words cleverly dispelled Fu Yunchuan's doubts and speculations.
Fu Yunchuan breathed a sigh of relief; at least the person was at home.
"Uncle, you still haven't told me who you are?" Qinbao was still pretending to be confused and not understanding.
"Can't you recognize my voice? Or did you not know who I am before you called?"
"I don't know. I'm a little sleepy right now, and my eyes are blurry. The lights aren't on yet, so I don't know how to pronounce these words on my brother's phone."
Qinbao was very satisfied with her answer. After all, she was just a five-year-old child, so it was normal for her not to know how to read and to be a little silly. The most important thing was that she could help her older brothers.
She glanced at her brothers beside her, and felt a little relieved when she saw that their expressions were no longer tense.
She did help her brothers in this way.
Fu Yunchuan didn't feel anything was wrong. Although he had some doubts, the little girl's crying voice made his heart ache, and he didn't have time to think about it too much.
Ze Bao and Mu Bao successfully counterattacked, intercepted the opponent, redirected their ID to another location, and rebuilt their defense system, so even if Fu Yun Chuan wanted to hack their computer, he wouldn't succeed.
When Fu Yunchuan saw the other party retaliate, a strange look flashed in his eyes. Hearing the little girl sobbing from the phone next to his ear, he sighed softly, turned on the computer's security measures, and stopped tracking.
"Stop crying, get up, turn on the light, and go find your family or your brothers."
"But I'm scared..."
"Where are your brothers?" Fu Yunchuan got up and walked to the French windows.
"My brothers should be in the next room."
Fu Yunchuan paused for a few seconds before asking, "How have they been these past few days?"
"fine……"
"You... really don't know who I am?" Fu Yunchuan asked tentatively once again.
He had met the little girl several times, and with her intelligence, there was no way she wouldn't recognize him.
Qinbao immediately perked up, her big, watery eyes darting around before she answered hesitantly.
"I'm not sure because your voice sounds familiar, but I can't remember who you are. So, uncle, who are you? Can't you tell me? I just woke up and my head is all messed up. I'm so sorry."
Fu Yunchuan could accept this answer; it was normal to not remember who it was right after waking up.
Especially since he never managed to have a proper conversation with the children when they met, and the children were so hostile towards him.
"No need to apologize." Fu Yunchuan felt inexplicably sad and even a little heartbroken whenever he thought of the little girl's face and her apologizing to him.
Such an obedient child, what kind of scheming could he possibly have?
"What did your brothers call me?" Fu Yunchuan asked softly, unable to resist asking.
He was even a little nervous, so he went back to the table to get a cigarette and started smoking.
He wondered if the children would give him a nickname? Would it be "Father," or "Dad"? Or... just "Fu Yunchuan"?
He took a few deep drags on his cigarette, waiting nervously for the little girl's answer.
"I don't know these words very well, but I recognize three of them."
Qinbao answered slowly, and no one could tell that she was lying.
What are the three words you recognize? Can you tell me?
He softened his voice and continued to coax, but in reality, the hand holding the cigarette had changed to a squeeze, and if he squeezed any harder, he could have broken the cigarette in half.
Qinbao blinked and slowly uttered three words.
"anonymous."
"..."
Fu Yunchuan felt a lump in his throat, and a bitter feeling instantly spread throughout his body.
Anonymous?
We can't even get the name Fu Yunchuan? We only get the name "Anonymous"?
Having resolved the matter, Mu Bao and Ze Bao looked at their precious little sister, and Mu Bao immediately gave her a thumbs up.
Qinbao grinned and blinked cutely.
"Uncle, so who are you? Can you tell me?" Qinbao continued to ask in a very puzzled tone.
Fu Yunchuan took a deep drag of his cigarette and said his name.
"Fu Yunchuan".
"What?" Qinbao's voice rose, as if she had been frightened.
"You... how could you be Fu Yunchuan? I... my brothers will be angry if they find out."
"Why are they angry?" Fu Yunchuan asked bitterly, though it was a question he already knew the answer to.
"Of course...of course it's because..."
Qinbao looked at Zebao and Mubao beside her.
Ze Bao mouthed a few words silently, and Qin Bao nodded in understanding.
Mu Bao walked to the door and then said in a surprised tone.
"Little sister, you're awake? Who are you talking to on the phone? I can hear you talking, can't I?"
Mu Bao's voice came through the phone to Fu Yunchuan's ears, and he subconsciously felt a little expectant, wondering if the little girl would tell Mu Bao who he was.
But his idea was destined to be a disappointment.
"Second brother? No, no, I wasn't chatting with anyone, you must have misheard me!"
Qinbao hurriedly finished speaking and immediately hung up the phone, looking completely frightened, not giving Fu Yunchuan a chance to react or speak.
After hanging up the phone, Qinbao immediately turned to look at her two older brothers and asked,
"Brother, have you finished your business?"
"It's all done, it's all done! Don't worry, with your help we got it all done without any major incidents." Mu Bao ran over and patted Qin Bao's head, praising her.
Qinbao chuckled, but when she thought of Fu Yunchuan's conversation with her earlier, especially the part about not being afraid, she pursed her lips slightly.
But she only pursed her lips slightly, looked up at her brothers and, noticing they hadn't noticed, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, how is Uncle Lin Ke doing now? Is Mommy alright? Has she sent any messages?"
As if to cover up the little inappropriate thought that was lurking in her mind, she changed the subject.
Ze Bao and Mu Bao shook their heads at the same time.
"No message has been sent yet, let's wait a little longer. With Uncle and Uncle Amy with us, everything will be fine," Mu Bao comforted Qin Bao.
They genuinely believed nothing would happen; otherwise, they would have been incredibly anxious if they knew Nanxing had almost been in a car accident.
Standing in front of the large French windows, Fu Yunchuan looked at the phone that had been hung up, took another deep drag of his cigarette, and smiled bitterly.
Even the strongest smell of smoke couldn't dispel the bitterness in his heart.
He had imagined that the children would give him many different nicknames, even his full name and "big jerk," but he never expected that he would be anonymous.
Anonymous?
These three words are truly bitter and hard to accept no matter how you look at them.
If he were a complete scumbag, he might even think that the children harbored resentment towards him, since he hadn't fulfilled any of his duties as a father over the years, so it was normal and understandable for the children to resent him.
But now, those three words, "anonymous," have really hurt him deeply.
How is this any different from how Nanxing treated him with complete indifference? She didn't even give him a name, not a single emotion. He wasn't even treated like a stranger, was he?
When Jiang Bai came to the office and saw Fu Yunchuan standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his back to the door, he paused again.
In the empty office, only Fu Yunchuan's solitary figure stood facing the bustling lights of thousands of homes outside the window.
The stark contrast between the two makes Fu Yunchuan seem even more lonely.
Jiang Bai sighed deeply and went inside.
He frowned again when he touched the cigarette butt near Fu Yunchuan's feet, and began to advise him.
"President, smoke less. Think of the young mistress, the two young masters, the old lady, and the madam, even if you don't think about yourself."
It wasn't that he always used such words with Fu Yunchuan, but rather that he knew Fu Yunchuan would only listen to him a little bit if he said it this way.
Without the young mistress and two young masters, the president would live like a walking corpse; without the old lady and the madam, the president probably wouldn't even want to live.
Sometimes, outsiders only see the glamorous Fu Yunchuan, the Fu Yunchuan who can control everything in the business world, the Fu Yunchuan who can get whatever he wants.
No one knows that the higher a person stands, the lonelier and more isolated they are, the more powerless they are, and the simpler their desires are.
Fu Yunchuan did not answer Jiang Bai immediately, but spoke after a long while.
"How's the investigation going?"
The voice is a little hoarse, caused by smoking too much in a short period of time.
Jiang Bai sighed, unsure whether Fu Yunchuan had listened, and could only report the matter to Fu Yunchuan.
"It's Xingchen's rival, a company called Wang's, which only appeared in recent years, about three years earlier than Xingchen. It was originally just an ordinary company, and it's been climbing the corporate ladder year by year, which is not bad."
“Starting last year, Xingchen Company gradually got back on track. Especially in the last six months since the young mistress returned to China, Xingchen’s growth has been on a sharp upward trend. Many companies and partners that used to work with his company are now going to Xingchen. His company’s revenue has plummeted in the last six months.”
"The person has been found. Yun Shen reported it to the police, and the person directly admitted that he was jealous of Xingchen and wanted to get rid of N to suppress Xingchen again. I also investigated, and it's basically the same as what President Yun found. This matter can be considered to have come to a close without any major incident."
"Yun Shen was furious. He took immediate action after returning home. The Wang family won't last until tomorrow."
After Jiang Bai finished his report, he waited for Fu Yunchuan to speak.
Fu Yunchuan remained in the same position, only his brows were slightly furrowed.
"Are you sure? Is there anything wrong with it?" Fu Yunchuan asked again after a few seconds.
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